Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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Even then, the first name that popped up was indeed Kravitz’s.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
Focus group participants were identified only by their first name and last initial.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
In a video shared by the police department, an officer can be heard yelling her first name.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In response, Bramani developed a treaded rubber sole that could offer climbers greater traction and named it using the first two letters of his first name and the first four letters of his surname—Vibram.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
Focus group participants were identified only by their first name and last initial.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
In a video shared by the police department, an officer can be heard yelling her first name.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
In response, Bramani developed a treaded rubber sole that could offer climbers greater traction and named it using the first two letters of his first name and the first four letters of his surname—Vibram.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first name
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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